Person apprehended following attempted break-in at Drake's Toronto home, police say

Following a shooting near the home of rap star Drake earlier this week, a person was apprehended by authorities Wednesday following an attempted break-in at the rapper's home.

Toronto Police Service officers were called to Drake's home around 2 p.m. Wednesday after an individual "attempted to gain access to the property," police spokesperson Ashley Visser confirmed to USA TODAY in an email.

Police could not disclose the individual's identity because the person was apprehended under the Ontario Mental Health Act, meaning the incident is not being treated as a criminal matter. Under the act, authorities may take a person in custody to a physician for examination if officers are of the belief the person is "apparently suffering from (a) mental disorder" that could result in serious bodily harm, according to the Ontario government's website.

It is unknown if Drake was at his home when the trespassing occurred.

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Drake for comment.

The incident follows a shooting outside Drake's home Tuesday morning, which resulted in the injury of the rapper's security guard.

Drake: Security guard shot at rapper's Toronto home, police say

Security guard shot at Drake's Toronto home

The shooting took place outside Drake's house around 2 a.m. Tuesday, and Toronto Police Service officers found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene, according to Inspector Paul Krawczyk of the Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force at the Toronto Police Service.

The victim was a security guard who was standing outside the gates. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, and a suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, according to police.

Police confirmed to City News in Canada that Drake was not the person injured but would not confirm if he was home at the time of the shooting.

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Police did not immediately release a description of the suspect nor the vehicle. The incident in the "One Dance" rapper's neighborhood comes as the 37-year-old has been making headlines for a highly contentious, weekslong feud with rap genre peer, Kendrick Lamar, which has featured numerous diss tracks.

In Lamar's diss tracks, the Compton emcee claimed Drake has a secret daughter, gambling and drug addictions, has sexual predators on his record label's payroll and should be in a "cell" with Harvey Weinstein.

Meanwhile, Drake has alleged that Lamar physically abused his fiancée, that Lamar's child might not be his and that the California rapper is living a double life full of infidelity.

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